linux-kernel - [PATCH] HID: rmi: print an error if F11 is not found instead of stopping the device

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Date:	Wed, 6 Aug 2014 13:37:40 -0700
From:	Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>
To:	<linux-input@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] HID: rmi: print an error if F11 is not found instead of stopping the device

Currently rmi_probe will return -EIO if the device doesn't report that it has F11.
This would indicate that something happened and the device is in the bootloader.
We can recover the device using a userspace firmware update tool, but it needs
access to the device through the hidraw device file. If the probe returns -EIO
the hidraw device won't be created. So instead of failing the probe, just print
an error message, but leave the device accessible from userspace.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Duggan <aduggan@...aptics.com>
---
 drivers/hid/hid-rmi.c | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-rmi.c b/drivers/hid/hid-rmi.c
index 0dc2514..8389e81 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-rmi.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-rmi.c
@@ -909,10 +909,15 @@ static int rmi_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (!test_bit(RMI_STARTED, &data->flags)) {
-		hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
+	if (!test_bit(RMI_STARTED, &data->flags))
+		/*
+		 * The device maybe in the bootloader if rmi_input_configured
+		 * failed to find F11 in the PDT. Print an error, but don't
+		 * return an error from rmi_probe so that hidraw will be
+		 * accessible from userspace. That way a userspace tool
+		 * can be used to reload working firmware on the touchpad.
+		 */
+		hid_err(hdev, "Device failed to be properly configured\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
1.9.1

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